経済活動再開で指針　自粛緩和へ手順示す―西村担当相

　西村康稔経済再生担当相は２２日午前、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大に伴う緊急事態宣言を全面解除する際、経済活動再開に関する指針を示すと明らかにした。都道府県をまたぐ移動や大規模イベントの再開を含む観光振興、接待を伴う飲食業などクラスター（感染者集団）発生業種での自粛緩和の進め方などについて、基本的対処方針の中で提示する。
　２５日にも東京など５都道県での全面解除の是非を判断するのを前に、経団連の中西宏明会長ら経済３団体首脳や、全国知事会とそれぞれ開いたテレビ会議で表明した。西村氏は、観光振興について「まず県内、次に全国と段階的に引き上げていく」と語った。クラスター発生を受け、接待を伴う飲食業やライブハウス、カラオケ、スポーツジムに対しては強く自粛を求めている。これらの業種での自粛緩和指針の作成を急ぐ考えも示した。（2020/05/22-15:23）

The Japanese government plans to release guidelines for resuming economic activities when it fully lifts the ongoing state of emergency over the COVID-19 epidemic, economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura indicated Friday.
   Nishimura mentioned the plan at separate teleconferences with the heads of three major business groups, including Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and prefectural governors.
   The state of emergency was partially lifted for 39 of the country's 47 prefectures on May 14 and for three more on Thursday. The government is slated to decide whether to lift the emergency in the remaining five prefectures including Tokyo as early as Monday.
   The guidelines are expected to set out steps to revive the tourism industry, including the resumption of travel across prefectural borders and large-scale events, and to ease business suspension requests for nightclubs and other sectors where group infections have occurred.
   "We aim (for tourism activities) to increase in stages, first within each prefecture and then throughout the country," Nishimura said.